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  • Love Under Siege: A Limited Edition Military Romantic Suspense Collection by Samantha A. Cole, Maryann Jordan

    Love Under Siege: A Limited Edition Military Romantic Suspense Collection by Samantha A. Cole, Maryann Jordan

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Eight Sizzling Full-Length Novels featuring Military Heroes by acclaimed authors who know how to bring the Heat, Action and Suspense! Tuff Enough by Samantha A. Cole While security operative Jason “Tuff” Tanner lives for dangerous assignments, he likes his downtime in his quiet neighborhood too...
  • GHOST by Scott Hildreth

    GHOST by Scott Hildreth

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Stand-alone, no cheating, no cliffhanger, HEA. CAUTION: This book defines love in the purest of senses. It will fill your heart so full there will be room for nothing else. For that, the author apologizes. ABBY Porter Reeves was a real biker. On the day we met, that was all that mattered. It was his ticket into my life. His entry fee. On that day, he took me on a journey...
  • Unexpected Bliss by Lexi Blake, Sophie Oak

    Unexpected Bliss by Lexi Blake, Sophie Oak

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Elisa Leal is looking for some joy in her life. Years of tragedy and struggle took their toll, and now she is searching for new connections to raise her spirits. When she discovers proof that her biological father is alive, she decides to find him and make contact. Her quest leads her to the small town of Bliss, Colorado, and the strangest man she’s ever met—Mel Hughes...
  • Nantucket Threads by Pamela M. Kelley

    Nantucket Threads by Pamela M. Kelley

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Izzy's life is about to change soon in the biggest way possible. She is excited and nervous and torn about whether or not to give her ex, Rick Savage another chance. Rick has tried to be a better man. He's gone through anger management classes and really seems to be making an effort...
  • A Change of Heart: A Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    A Change of Heart: A Christian Romance by Kimberly Rae Jordan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This Christian romance novel of 80,000 words is the second book in The Callaghans & McFaddens series from author Kimberly Rae Jordan. A HANDFUL OF FLOWERS (ASIN: B01APAIXM6) is the prequel to this series. NOTE: This book is also part of the boxed set, WHISPERS OF LOVE (ASIN: B01DMH1FME) which release June 2016. Makayla McFadden has been part of her family’s business since it started...
  • Vengeful Devilette by Kylie Kent

    Vengeful Devilette by Kylie Kent

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Izzy It’s funny how the things we most desire are usually the same things we’re meant to avoid. Just like Eve’s temptation with that damned apple, Mikhail Petrov is the one person I can’t seem to resist. Even though our union incites war in the streets of New York, causing more bloodshed than the city’s seen in a long time...
  • Brielle's Nightmare by E.C. Land

    Brielle's Nightmare by E.C. Land

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My life has been nothing but nightmares. Throughout my entire life, I’ve gone from one into another. Until they finally stopped.I met the man of my dreams and was finally happy raising our children. But before I knew it my past caught up with me.Terrified with losing everything I’ve created, I made a decision that not only affected me, but my family too...
    Categorized as:
    crime  family  suspense  adult  biker  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Becoming Us by Allie Everhart

    Becoming Us by Allie Everhart

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jade and Garret thought the robbery in their neighborhood had nothing to do with them, but the pieces are finally starting to come together. Someone’s been working behind the scenes, pulling the strings to determine Garret’s fate. The timing couldn’t be worse. Jade and Garret are talking things out, becoming even closer, making plans for their future. Plans that might never happen...
  • Sweet on You by Becky Wade

    Sweet on You by Becky Wade

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Britt Bradford and Zander Ford have been the best of friends since they met thirteen years ago. Unbeknown to Britt, Zander has been in love with her for just as long.Independent and adventurous Britt channels her talent into creating chocolates at her hometown shop. Zander is a bestselling author who's spent the past 18 months traveling the world...
  • Sarah's Orphans by Vannetta Chapman

    Sarah's Orphans by Vannetta Chapman

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Orphaned...But Never Abandoned by God Sarah Yoder belongs to a Plain community in Oklahoma, but her days are far from simple. Life suddenly gets complicated when a series of tragic events unfold, leaving her in charge of the household.     Alone with her younger siblings, Sarah is exhausted but finally at peace. Then she nearly runs over a small Hispanic boy with her buggy..
  • Face the Music by Velvet Vaughn

    Face the Music by Velvet Vaughn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    You can’t silence the truth.Ever since their chance encounter on the crowded streets of New York City, COBRA Securities Co-Founder Luke Colton can't erase Layla Brooks from his thoughts. It wasn't just her beauty that captivated him, but the look of stark terror on her face. Angry with himself for not following her, knowing she must be in danger, he's shocked when she ends up on his doorstep...
    Categorized as:
    crime  suspense  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • Bittersweet Promises by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Bittersweet Promises by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    New York Times Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan returns with the next generation of Montgomerys and a second chance romance bound in memory and heat.Leif Montgomery fell hard for Brooke Alder in Paris when they were young, and he thought their fling was just an early taste of what life had in store for him...
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    family  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Gypsy Soul by Janice M. Whiteaker

    Gypsy Soul by Janice M. Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    FelicityThese damn men.Think they get to tell me what to do. All of them.My brothers. My dad.Now Gypsy.I’m sick of it. Tired of being treated like a little girl living in a man’s world.This grown woman can handle herself, and the first man I’m proving that to is the one who shoved his way into my life.And threatens every day to end up in my bed.Not happening. I don’t care how good he looks naked...
  • Taming What's Mine by Janice M. Whiteaker

    Taming What's Mine by Janice M. Whiteaker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hawk Six months ago my whole world fell apart. I lost everything I thought I had in the blink of an eye. But none of it was ever mine, not really. Not sure I wanted it to be. There’s only one thing I want to be mine now, and it’s a woman who didn’t bat an eye at taking me down. But being around me isn’t safe...
  • True Betrayals / Montana Sky / Sanctuary by Nora Roberts

    True Betrayals / Montana Sky / Sanctuary by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    People magazine declared that Nora Roberts "is at the top of her game," and there's no greater evidence of that than these three novels. From the horse farms of Virginia to the rugged beauty of Montana, to an island off the coast of Georgia, these novels showcase Nora Roberts' talents for intense drama, vivid characters, and fast-paced suspense. True Betrayals, narrated by Rose Anne Shansky...
    Categorized as:
    family  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  romance
  • Redemption by Traci Hunter Abramson

    Redemption by Traci Hunter Abramson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Gage Stewart has spent five years trying to overcome his past. Once an abused and troubled teenager, he has worked tirelessly to move beyond the fateful day he was manipulated into holding a group of teenagers hostage. Now, with a new identity and a college degree in criminal psychology, he accepts an unlikely job teaching others what to do during mass shootings...
  • Hidden Valley by Annie Seaton

    Hidden Valley by Annie Seaton

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Happily working on her family’s macadamia farm in the rolling hills of northern New South Wales, Dee Peters receives an enigmatic letter hinting of family secrets, and the prospect of her inheriting a cattle station in the Northern Territory outback...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  crime  family  romance  contemporary  mystery  fiction  cozy
  • You're Bacon Me Crazy by Suzanne Nelson

    You're Bacon Me Crazy by Suzanne Nelson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Tessa loves working at the trendy food truck her aunt runs in their native San Francisco. Whipping up creative treats, serving yummy BLTs to her classmates after school… Tessa feels like she’s living the dream. Then the dream turns into a nightmare. Popular, arrogant Asher starts working at the truck! He can’t make a sandwich to save his life, and on top of it all, he’s frustratingly cute...
  • The Chronicles of Audy: 21 by Orizuka

    The Chronicles of Audy: 21 by Orizuka

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Hai. Namaku Audy. Umurku masih 22 tahun. Hidupku tadinya biasa-biasa saja, sampai aku memutuskan untuk bekerja di rumah 4R. Aku sempat berhenti, tapi mereka berhasil membujukku untuk kembali setelah memberiku titel baru: "bagian dari keluarga". Di saat aku merasa semakin akrab dengan mereka, pada suatu siang, salah seorang dari mereka mengungkapkan perasaannya kepadaku...
  • Immaculate Corruption by Nicole Fox

    Immaculate Corruption by Nicole Fox

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    THE TRUTH WILL SET ME FREE—UNLESS HE KILLS ME FIRST.Dima Romanoff knows everything now.All my sins.All my scars.All the skeletons in my closet.The only thing I have left is our baby in my arms…And one last shot at freedom.But Dima is coming for me.I can’t run fast enough or far enough.And when he catches up to us…He’ll take everything I have to give...
  • Blessing in Disguise by Danielle Steel

    Blessing in Disguise by Danielle Steel

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In Danielle Steel’s remarkable new novel, one of her most memorable characters comes to terms with unfinished business and long-buried truths as the mother of three very different daughters with three singular fathers.   As a young intern at an art gallery in Paris, Isabelle McAvoy meets Putnam Armstrong, wealthy, gentle, older, and secluded from the world...
  • Livvy by Lori L. Otto

    Livvy by Lori L. Otto

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In her first year of college at Yale, challenging courses and new friends provide a much-needed distraction for Livvy Holland. Beyond the tears–for the most part– she won’t allow the lingering anger she harbors toward her ex-boyfriend to consume her. Even after taking steps to conceal her identity, Livvy is still very recognizable and popular among her new classmates...
  • The Day After Forever by Erin Skiffington

    The Day After Forever by Erin Skiffington

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Day After Forever is an emotional story centering around four teenagers who discover and demostrate the true meaning of friendship. It illustrates the agony surroundingf horrific events and how friendship will always stand strong against the circumstances. Jeff has leukemia...
  • The Enforcer's Holiday Package by Crimson Syn

    The Enforcer's Holiday Package by Crimson Syn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Stay tuned as the Founding Members of the RBMC get an unforgettable holiday package!Siege has the world in the palm of his hands.He's working on getting promoted to the RBMC’s Road Captain,His new business is booming,And he is flying high.Being an Enforcer to the RBMC has its challenges but it also has its perks...
    Categorized as:
    crime  suspense  family  biker  contemporary  steamy  holidays  fiction
  • Rugged Defender by B.J. Daniels

    Rugged Defender by B.J. Daniels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Murder in Montana? Cowboy Justin Calhoun is certain that Chloe Clementine is the one who got away. Now she’s back in Whitehorse, Montana, for the holidays—and Justin’s ready to make his move. But Chloe has a secret Santa who’s been sending her not-so-nice presents, each more threatening than the last...
  • Eight Reasons Why - Sweet Version by Jeannette Winters

    Eight Reasons Why - Sweet Version by Jeannette Winters

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Enjoy this clean and wholesome version of Eight Reasons Why. Same story without the spice. The Sweet version still contains adult situations and relationships. If you prefer the hotter version be sure to download the original.Caydan Pintino had been preparing his whole life for this; to avenge what happened to his mother. He was willing to risk it all...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  family  contemporary  romance  fiction  book  adult
  • Finan by Amy Davies

    Finan by Amy Davies

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When you grow up in the Rugged Skulls MC, you get everything dropped at your feet, women included. You are also expected to act a certain way, but for me, that persona was always something that didn't sit right with me. I'm just not like other bikers.People watching is my thing. I like deciphering what makes people tick...
  • Someone to Love by Jill Sanders

    Someone to Love by Jill Sanders

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Robin is far too engrossed in running her business to have time for men. She made her living off other people's happy-ever-after's, that didn't mean she believed in them for herself. But after bumping into the sexy man that had her knees failing, she figured she'd have a good time and enjoy herself. She hadn't planned on the relationship jeopardizing everything she held dear...
    Categorized as:
    family  suspense  romance  contemporary  fiction  book  adult
  • The Royal Elite: Leander by Danielle Bourdon

    The Royal Elite: Leander by Danielle Bourdon

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He's the most secretive member of the Royal Elite. A man with a past; a past that comes back to haunt him at an inopportune time. During a mission in Ankara, in the midst of a rescue operation, Leander discovers that the secrets he's kept for so long are about to come out in the open. Secrets that may jeopardize his life and his relationship to the only woman he's ever loved...
  • Deadly Holiday by Alexa Grace

    Deadly Holiday by Alexa Grace

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It is four days before Christmas and all is not quiet as the characters you grew to love in The Deadly Trilogy books fight their inner demons, deception, and pray for miracles in this action-packed novella. Shawn Isaac is a bright five-year-old who has experienced more than his share of domestic violence and abuse...
    Categorized as:
    crime  family  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  holidays
  • The Survivor (Crime Scene: Houston) by DiAnn Mills

    The Survivor (Crime Scene: Houston) by DiAnn Mills

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kariss meets Dr. Amy Garrett, who survived a brutal childhood attack in which the assailant was never found. Now Dr. Garrett wants her story written in a novel. Kariss wishes she could seek the advice of Special Agent Tigo Harris, but she broke off the relationship a few months prior and seeing him again would be too painful...
  • Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest

    Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and much-needed disability representation in this story about a girl who's determined to follow her dreams...
  • One Billion Reasons by Sophia Travers

    One Billion Reasons by Sophia Travers

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    He’s the heartless billionaire I loathe, my brother’s best friend, and strictly forbidden. Until he needs a fake girlfriend, and he makes me an offer I can’t refuse…Miles Becker was my guilty obsession for a decade. The gorgeous troublemaker who was my opposite in every way. Until one awful night made me swear I’d never speak to him again...
  • The Perfect Murder by Kat Martin

    The Perfect Murder by Kat Martin

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Kat Martin is back with her most thrilling novel yet in the Maximum Security series—The Perfect Murder.The eldest of the three wealthy Garrett brothers, Reese Garrett is in the middle of a major purchase for his multimillion-dollar oil and gas company, Garrett Resources. The Poseidon offshore drilling platform venture will greatly enhance the company’s value...
    Categorized as:
    crime  family  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  dark  fiction
  • Tap & Gown by Diana Peterfreund

    Tap & Gown by Diana Peterfreund

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Fans of Beautiful Disaster will devour Diana Peterfreund's Ivy League novels--Secret Society Girl, Under the Rose, Rites of Spring (Break), and Tap & Gown. At an elite university, Amy Haskel has been initiated into the country's most notorious secret society. But in this power-hungry world where new blood is at the mercy of old money, hooking up with the wrong people could be fatal...
  • Fox by Max Monroe

    Fox by Max Monroe

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Some things are meant to be; some aren't. I never thought this would be my life. I never believed I could feel this way. I don't know where to go from here. I never want to be anywhere else. My whole world has changed. She is my whole world. I'm not sure how to be me again. I've never felt more like myself. I've never needed anyone, but I need him. I love her...
    Categorized as:
    celebrity  crime  family  suspense  university  adult  angst  audiobook
  • I Only Have Pies for You: A Wish Novel by Suzanne Nelson

    I Only Have Pies for You: A Wish Novel by Suzanne Nelson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dacey Culpepper Biel comes from a long line of pie bakers. Her family's shop, Pies N' Prattle, is legendary in her small Texas town. But Dacey didn't inherit a gift for baking. Her pies always end up as messy or burnt disasters. Even worse? Business has been slow lately, and Dacey wishes she could do something to help...
  • Darkening Skies by Bronwyn Parry

    Darkening Skies by Bronwyn Parry

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Award-winning investigative reporter Jennifer Barrett never planned to return to Dungirri, the dying town she’d escaped at seventeen...
  • Mysterious Abduction by Rita Herron

    Mysterious Abduction by Rita Herron

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’ll never give up on finding her baby. And neither will the sheriff of Whistler.For five years, Cora Reeves has searched for her baby, who went missing in a fire—a baby she swears is still out there. When the private investigator sniffing out clues ends up dead, Sheriff Jacob Maverick’s on the cold case. As old evidence takes on new meaning, Jacob is deperate to ensure Cora’s safety...
  • Misty Lake in Focus by Margaret Standafer

    Misty Lake in Focus by Margaret Standafer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For Cassie Papadakis, a lonely childhood inevitably led to a lonely life. Trusting no one, she threw herself into her work and avoided relationships at all costs. Until she met Frank McCabe and everything changed. Two weeks with him taught her what happiness was. But then, in an instant, her world was shattered. Frank never understood why Cassie disappeared so suddenly from his life...
  • Christmas Silks by Patricia D. Eddy, Clare C. Marshall

    Christmas Silks by Patricia D. Eddy, Clare C. Marshall

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After Alexander Fairhaven is shot, he convalesces at home with the woman he loves, Elizabeth Bennett. Over the holidays, Elizabeth meets Alexander’s mother, Margaret, and takes the bold step of opening her own accounting firm...
  • Stripping a Steele by Elizabeth Knox

    Stripping a Steele by Elizabeth Knox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Christian There were only three things I cared about: women, money and booze. That is, until saw Selena Jacobson, a goddess in the flesh if I’ve ever seen one. I wanted her from the very first second that I laid my eyes on her. Something carnal inside me flipped a switch, and I knew she would be mine. When life threw us both a big curveball, I made her mine, in every way possible...
  • Ruthless Heir by Aidèe Jaimes

    Ruthless Heir by Aidèe Jaimes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    If love is the deadliest weapon, I’m about to discover just how much I can bleed.My father always warned me against falling in love. That all it would bring is pain and betrayal. But when I meet Noah and his golden gaze trails over me like a fiery tongue that heats my skin, I want nothing more than to prove him wrong.I should know better...
  • Our secrets by Erin Osborne

    Our secrets by Erin Osborne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Victoria SteeleI’ve lost the one thing I wanted more in my life than anything. Now, I don’t know how to get past the loss to move on with my life. To realize I still have a life worth living. I just need to open up and let my family in. Including Tags. Will I get the chance to do that?Colby ‘Tags’ JohnsonI have everything I want in my life; the club, my tattoo shop, and plenty of free pussy...
    Categorized as:
    family  suspense  contemporary  romance  fiction  book  adult
  • After All by Deborah Raney

    After All by Deborah Raney

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Eighteen months after the Grove Street Fire took the life of her husband and four other heroic firefighters, Susan Marlowe thinks she’s finally beginning to heal. But then Susan discovers that David carried a secret to his grave. A secret that changes everything she thought their marriage had been...
  • Memphis by L. Wilder

    Memphis by L. Wilder

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Everyone said it would happen, but I never believed it.I liked my wild nights and random hookups.I never thought I’d want to give them up.And then, I spotted her sitting in a hotel bar.She was beautiful—all class and full of confidence.A girl like her should’ve never given me a second glance.But she did.And we shared a night like none other...
  • Staged by Olivia Cunning

    Staged by Olivia Cunning

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The world is his stage…Exodus End’s legendary drummer, Steve Aimes, plays the role of a rock star better than anyone in the business. Since his divorce, he’s embraced every rock ’n’ roll stereotype and uses those vices to keep women at a safe emotional distance, while keeping their physical distance recklessly close. He vowed years ago to never give any woman the power to break his heart again...
    Categorized as:
    celebrity  crime  family  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  fiction
  • A Field of Poppies by Sharon Sala

    A Field of Poppies by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Two families. One secret. Separated by a river and twenty years of lies. Five minutes changed Poppy Sadler’s life forever. Tick. The hospital called. Her mother’s battle with cancer was finally over. Tock. The police showed up at her door. Her father’s body has just been pulled from the River. Tick. Murdered. Tick, Tock. Five minutes and a secret is coming undone...
    Categorized as:
    crime  family  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  female-mc  fiction
  • The Disappearance of Sloane Sullivan by Gia Cribbs

    The Disappearance of Sloane Sullivan by Gia Cribbs

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    No one wants me to tell you about the disappearance of Sloane Sullivan.Not the lawyers or the cops. Not her friends or family. Not even the boy who loved her more than anyone. And most certainly not the United States Marshals Service...
  • Vintage Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball

    Vintage Ladybug Farm by Donna Ball

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Welcome back to Ladybug Farm, the place for everyone who ever had a friend... or a dream...
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